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the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: i support the amendment from the senator from vermont and yield back time. it's my understanding we can proceed to a voice vote. the presiding officer: is there further debate on the amendment? if not, all in favor say aye. opposed. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the amendment is adopted. ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: i would ask unanimous consent -- the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senate will be in order. the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you, mr. president. i would ask unanimous consent that the adoption of the vitter amendment 2663 as modified be vitiated and further the vitter amendment as modified be subject to a 60 affirmative vote threshold. i would turn now to senator vitter. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the senator from louisiana. mr. vitter: mr. president, i appreciate that unanimous consent, and ski for it. of cours
the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: i support the amendment from the senator from vermont and yield back time. it's my understanding we can proceed to a voice vote. the presiding officer: is there further debate on the amendment? if not, all in favor say aye. opposed. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the amendment is adopted. ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: i would ask unanimous consent --...
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we in michigan are a tough bunch. we don't give up, but i know how hard it can be trying to hold it all together during these times. and i want to thank you for doing that. and you're absolutely right, it would really be outrageous to see the interest rate on your loans, when you're graduating next year with honors -- congratulations for that. but to be able to know that you're going to at least have the interest rate on your loans continue as they have been, i know would be a relief and a help to you. an gel ka from -- angelica from ypsilanti wrote i am the mother of three. i have returned to school to get my degree. i've been accepted at eastern michigan university -- congratulations -- and am starting classes in june. without affordable student loans, i would not be able to attend school. i want to make a positive difference. getting my degree will give me and my family a better standard of living and get out of the terrible cycle of poverty. this bill is critical to making the dream of higher education a reality f
we in michigan are a tough bunch. we don't give up, but i know how hard it can be trying to hold it all together during these times. and i want to thank you for doing that. and you're absolutely right, it would really be outrageous to see the interest rate on your loans, when you're graduating next year with honors -- congratulations for that. but to be able to know that you're going to at least have the interest rate on your loans continue as they have been, i know would be a relief and a help...
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they opened their plant in the southeastern part of michigan in monroe, michigan, and they expect to build as many as 250 wind turbines -- wind turbine towers, the big towers, every year. and on the west side of the state energetics come pot it's used to manufacture luxury yachts and they've turned their facility and the bays that made those yachts thanks to the 48-c manufacturing tax cut into a facility that is now producing wind turbine blades and other advanced materials. my amendment extends the tax cut for companies that provide energy efficient appliances in lieu of tax credits, credits for those who install charging stations for electric vehicles, tax cuts for companies producing the next generation of biofuels and much, much more. it also extends the extremely important production tax cut. this tax cut for wind energy which supports businesses and utilities that produce electricity from wind. there are more than eight million households in the united states that rely on wind energy for their electricity. in south dakota, in iowa, more than 20% of their electricity is generate
they opened their plant in the southeastern part of michigan in monroe, michigan, and they expect to build as many as 250 wind turbines -- wind turbine towers, the big towers, every year. and on the west side of the state energetics come pot it's used to manufacture luxury yachts and they've turned their facility and the bays that made those yachts thanks to the 48-c manufacturing tax cut into a facility that is now producing wind turbine blades and other advanced materials. my amendment...
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so we represented states of michigan and missouri in the procurement. and as a result of that procurement, a new manufacturer that is chosen to locate in the state of illinois, because governor quinn actually aggressively went after that manufacture before it was even known that they would be building any rail cars for this initiative, nepa located their facility in rochelle illinois and have higher 250 people and that is from nothing. we weren't competing with other states. those jobs are new jobs to the united states, new jobs to illinois. so that's cleared a success story. that facility also is making some transit cars for metro which is suburban chicago fixed rail system for commuters. so that is a big success story. and i think i talked briefly about normal illinois. my comments, normal illinois is home to illinois state university, and that in illinois is the station with the second highest ridership, second only to chicago. and that's because they have built this wonderful station to they use tiger funds to build the station. that is a station th
so we represented states of michigan and missouri in the procurement. and as a result of that procurement, a new manufacturer that is chosen to locate in the state of illinois, because governor quinn actually aggressively went after that manufacture before it was even known that they would be building any rail cars for this initiative, nepa located their facility in rochelle illinois and have higher 250 people and that is from nothing. we weren't competing with other states. those jobs are new...
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the senator from michigan. mr. levin: first, i would ask unanimous consent that my statements for the amendments be inserted into the record at this point. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: secondly, i understand that senator baucus and senator march are on their -- senator murray are on their way and wish five minutes each to speak relative to this amendment. i would ask unanimous consent that between now and 1:00 that they -- that five minutes then be allocated to each of those two senators and that the amendment then still would be the pending amendment. i ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to the amendment of senator mccain, and when those two senators arrive and are recognized, that they be allowed to speak for five minutes each on the udall amendment. the presiding officer: is there objection to the request for extra time for senator baucus and senator murray? without objection. mr. levin: and i would ask unanimous consent that senator webb be added as a cosponsor to senator mccain's
the senator from michigan. mr. levin: first, i would ask unanimous consent that my statements for the amendments be inserted into the record at this point. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: secondly, i understand that senator baucus and senator march are on their -- senator murray are on their way and wish five minutes each to speak relative to this amendment. i would ask unanimous consent that between now and 1:00 that they -- that five minutes then be allocated to each of...
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i ask folks around michigan, what does that mean to you? well, one constituent said that's four months' groceries. four months. of feeding her family is what we're talking about. if the house of representatives doesn't act. $2,200 would buy you 650 gallons of gas. for the average commuter back and forth to work every day, that would get you back and forth to work for three years. on the tax increase that middle-class families are facing if the house does not act. $2,200 will buy families in michigan 550 gallons of milk for their families. so we're talking about a lot of money that's at stake for families. in many cases that number is higher than $2,200. and house republicans are holding families across this country hostage at driems -- christmastime over a fight about whether or not millionaires and billionaires in this country should pay a little bit more to solve our long-term deficit problem. it's unbelievable to me that we continue to see this kind of inaction coming from the house of representatives. we all know that this can be done i
i ask folks around michigan, what does that mean to you? well, one constituent said that's four months' groceries. four months. of feeding her family is what we're talking about. if the house of representatives doesn't act. $2,200 would buy you 650 gallons of gas. for the average commuter back and forth to work every day, that would get you back and forth to work for three years. on the tax increase that middle-class families are facing if the house does not act. $2,200 will buy families in...
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does the senator from michigan have an answer? because i don't understand why the house can't just take a bill that's so widely supported and -- and such a bipartisan bill and just pass it. ms. stabenow: well, the distinguished senator is absolutely right. we would think that this would be the time to just pass it. and, frankly, if not, we know the house committee has a little different view on commodities. we offered to sit down all through of august and be able to work that out so we could come back right now and come up with something that was a compromise. the house committee wasn't able to do that because they don't have support of the leadership to be able to get that done. and so here's where we are. what i know is we have to have movement, we have to have the house act or we are not going to be able to get this done. mr. harkin: well, you know, i -- i say to my friend from michigan, my leader on agriculture policy, that, you know, there's enough anxiety in farm country right now because of the terrible droughts that we're
does the senator from michigan have an answer? because i don't understand why the house can't just take a bill that's so widely supported and -- and such a bipartisan bill and just pass it. ms. stabenow: well, the distinguished senator is absolutely right. we would think that this would be the time to just pass it. and, frankly, if not, we know the house committee has a little different view on commodities. we offered to sit down all through of august and be able to work that out so we could...
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dave, republican, cold water, michigan, what do you think? >> caller: well, i don't think obama makes really a strong enough statement. you know when nixon was president as he told barbara walters in an interview, barbara, i would just simply level tehran. now if obama would launch say, two or three 300 nuclear weapons into iran a smoke the country off the map, i think that would solve all the middle east problems and all these things going on in afghanistan, really driven by iran. that would end that too. >> host: dave, do you think, do you think that the president should have the rhetoric or talk that he is willing to go that far? sounds like you actually think he should do that? >> caller: yeah i do. i don't think he should put out bull crap. usually when i hear from obama ends up being a lie basically. i think he should step down from the office of the presidency and let somebody that can run the country take over. look at the mess he has gotten us everything. he failed everywhere. solyndra, bailouts. and i think he is secretly goes every
dave, republican, cold water, michigan, what do you think? >> caller: well, i don't think obama makes really a strong enough statement. you know when nixon was president as he told barbara walters in an interview, barbara, i would just simply level tehran. now if obama would launch say, two or three 300 nuclear weapons into iran a smoke the country off the map, i think that would solve all the middle east problems and all these things going on in afghanistan, really driven by iran. that...
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ford is investing billions of dollars in michigan plants. and chrysler is reminding the country that the very best cars and trucks are imported from detroit. and i am so grateful for all of the sacrifice and hard work of our workers that have helped get our companies to this point. it was great to hear president obama talk so much about the future of michigan's economy in his state of the union speech. we're diversifying to support new technologies and new businesses. the president up vetoed -- invited a michigan worker, brian ribtterby who lost his job in the furniture business at age 55 and was able to get retrained and have a new job at wind turbine factory on the west side of the state. he said i'm proud to be working in the industry of the future. and that came because of a converted -- concerted effort of all of us working together not only to help general motors and chrysler but to focus on a manufacturing strategy of the future to make things in america. the president talked about our leadership in clean energy manufacturing and adva
ford is investing billions of dollars in michigan plants. and chrysler is reminding the country that the very best cars and trucks are imported from detroit. and i am so grateful for all of the sacrifice and hard work of our workers that have helped get our companies to this point. it was great to hear president obama talk so much about the future of michigan's economy in his state of the union speech. we're diversifying to support new technologies and new businesses. the president up vetoed --...
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debbie stabenow of michigan and pat roberts of kansas -- a democrat and republican -- worked through a bipartisan bill when most people said they didn't have a chance. and they did it. they did a great job on it. then they sent it over to the house. the house, unfortunately, has not been able to move the farm bill. this is a lot like the story we heard before on the transportation bill. here's a bill critically important for farmers, many of whom are facing disasters like droughts right now, and the house needs to get moving. i hate to put pressure on them, but that's what senators do to house members. and they try to do the same to us. if they fail to pass a farm bill, it's going to reduce the opportunities to help our farmers through this drought. so i'm encouraging all the members of the house of representatives, democrats and republicans, if you can't come up with your own bill, at least vote on the senate bipartisan bill. it's a bill that's going to give us a chance to help our producers in rural america who are facing a natural disaster. i think it's, as they face these natural
debbie stabenow of michigan and pat roberts of kansas -- a democrat and republican -- worked through a bipartisan bill when most people said they didn't have a chance. and they did it. they did a great job on it. then they sent it over to the house. the house, unfortunately, has not been able to move the farm bill. this is a lot like the story we heard before on the transportation bill. here's a bill critically important for farmers, many of whom are facing disasters like droughts right now,...
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the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. without objection. ms. stabenow: thank you very much, mr. president. i rise today to speak about the stock act, and i want to start by thanking the leaders on the floor -- senator lieberman, senator collins for their hard work and leadership in bringing this to the floor. mr. president, there should not be any question that members of congress should be held accountable to the same laws that every other american are held to, and that's why in november, senator gillibrand, senator tester and i introduced the stock act to prohibit members of congress from engaging in insider trading. this bill is common sense. the american people deserve to know that their representatives in congress are doing what's right for the country, not trying to strike it rich by trading on insider information. my constituents are certainly wondering why this isn't law already, and that's a good question. it certainly is a question i asked myself last year when there were news reports raising this issue and i was very pleased to join
the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. without objection. ms. stabenow: thank you very much, mr. president. i rise today to speak about the stock act, and i want to start by thanking the leaders on the floor -- senator lieberman, senator collins for their hard work and leadership in bringing this to the floor. mr. president, there should not be any question that members of congress should be held accountable to the same laws that every other american are held to, and that's why in...
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the presiding officer: the senator from michigan is recognized. ms. stabenow: thank you, madam president. i first want to thank my friend and colleague from connecticut for his commitment and compassion and passion on this issue, and i appreciate very much his joining with me and others to come together to put forward what i think is a commonsense bill that focuses on closing a major loophole that is requiring basically taxpayers' help with the bill when jobs are shipped overseas. so i want to thank the senator from connecticut for his efforts and commitment, and i know that he shares my belief that we need to be bringing jobs home. and that's what we intend to do. so, mr. president, i do want to speak today about the legislation that's in front of us. we will have the opportunity tomorrow morning, unless we can come together and agree that we don't have to go forward and have this vote to stop a filibuster, if we could agree just to bring up the bill and discuss it and pass it, it would be terrific. we know we have a majority to support this bill and
the presiding officer: the senator from michigan is recognized. ms. stabenow: thank you, madam president. i first want to thank my friend and colleague from connecticut for his commitment and compassion and passion on this issue, and i appreciate very much his joining with me and others to come together to put forward what i think is a commonsense bill that focuses on closing a major loophole that is requiring basically taxpayers' help with the bill when jobs are shipped overseas. so i want to...
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any michigan indian can attend a public college in michigan and the state pays the tuition because of the treaty. those treaties are real. so i just want to commend you for what you are doing. this is a retain sovereignty. you have an obligation to your people, to yourself both morally and legally to fight for that. and we -- if the supreme court does something we don't like like a troubled mistake they made we should undo that. we can can one do that. we ultimately have to uphold the constitution, and i commend mr. lujan, the ranking member and my friend mr. yondah from alaska for having recognized the justice and the obligation that we have to fight for the justice and i'm going to leave congress this year after serving 36 years here. not going to fight for any injustice and i just want to commend you for what you're doing. you really are in the right path that you must continue to pursue. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. alterman. i appreciate mr. kildee's comments as well. i want to thank the members of the team for testifying today. i represent michigan's first
any michigan indian can attend a public college in michigan and the state pays the tuition because of the treaty. those treaties are real. so i just want to commend you for what you are doing. this is a retain sovereignty. you have an obligation to your people, to yourself both morally and legally to fight for that. and we -- if the supreme court does something we don't like like a troubled mistake they made we should undo that. we can can one do that. we ultimately have to uphold the...
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but i took a look at it, and when i got into the hospital in michigan, one of the fellows i met there was bob dole, and we became good friends, even to this day. and when i asked him, what are your plans, and he, without hesitating said, i'm going to be a county clerk. after that, i'm going to run for the state house. of course, first opening in congress, that's where i'm going. i figure that's a good idea. so i went to law school. i became assistant prosecutor. when the territorial office became available, i ran for that office. and when stated came along, i got to congress. a little ahead of bob. >> you were in the territorial legislature then before you became -- >> two terms in the house and part of a term in senate spent and then came here as a member of the house. and who did you come here with at that time? >> the house had one member. >> you mentioned senator dole, and the fact that you had been in the hospital with him in michigan. it's amazing that some of these friendships were formed long before any public service, norma minetta talks about being a friend of, excuse me, th
but i took a look at it, and when i got into the hospital in michigan, one of the fellows i met there was bob dole, and we became good friends, even to this day. and when i asked him, what are your plans, and he, without hesitating said, i'm going to be a county clerk. after that, i'm going to run for the state house. of course, first opening in congress, that's where i'm going. i figure that's a good idea. so i went to law school. i became assistant prosecutor. when the territorial office...
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you come from the state of michigan. that's a little different than montana. but we both know the midwest has been under incredible drought. there have been fires all over this country. i talked to the ranking member on the train yesterday, was talking about fires in kansas. and we've had fires in montana. is there a -- is there disaster assistance in this bill if the house were to take it up and get it passed, would we not have to worry about that, would it be taken care of in the farm bill? a senator: i want to thank my friend from montana. and i've called him more than one time in montana and he says, i'm in the field, i'm getting off the tractor. but you speak with authority. the answer is yes, comprehensive disaster assistance paid for in the saving of our farm bill. mr. tester: and so if you combine that with the safety net, if -- if we don't do a farm bill like the house wants to do and just have an extension, what will happen to that $23 billion in taxpayer savings? ms. stabenow: it goes away. there is no $23 billion in taxpayer savings if -- if we don
you come from the state of michigan. that's a little different than montana. but we both know the midwest has been under incredible drought. there have been fires all over this country. i talked to the ranking member on the train yesterday, was talking about fires in kansas. and we've had fires in montana. is there a -- is there disaster assistance in this bill if the house were to take it up and get it passed, would we not have to worry about that, would it be taken care of in the farm bill? a...
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the bill sponsored by michigan democrat debbie stabenow. it also denied tax reductions occurred from outsourcing jobs. majority leader harry reid wild to propose the bill yesterday. that sets up a book for tomorrow. we will go live to the senate now. as we do from a quick reminder coming up in about 30 minutes on c-span 3, live coverage of federal reserve chairman ben bernanke speaking to a house committee. live to the u.s. senate now on c-span 2. o lord our god, we turn to you for strength and courage and faith. we thank you for your promise to supply all our needs from your bountiful reservoir of grace. today, empower our lawmakers to find new opportunities for service. infuse them with such hope and purpose that their labors will bring a harvest of such goodness that justice will reign in our land and world. may our senators yield their attitudes and dispositions to your control so that they might work effectively with each other. we pray in your gracious name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegia
the bill sponsored by michigan democrat debbie stabenow. it also denied tax reductions occurred from outsourcing jobs. majority leader harry reid wild to propose the bill yesterday. that sets up a book for tomorrow. we will go live to the senate now. as we do from a quick reminder coming up in about 30 minutes on c-span 3, live coverage of federal reserve chairman ben bernanke speaking to a house committee. live to the u.s. senate now on c-span 2. o lord our god, we turn to you for strength and...
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state but in wisconsin, indiana, and michigan. it supports a million -- a multimillion-dollar fishing industry foreign the local industry, and it's beautiful. it is a recreational asset for swimming, kayaking, boating or just taking a walk along the beach. it is just a gorgeous lake. i always look forward to getting up to the chicago. we have a condo that overlooks lake michigan that i consider to be a great place to sit and just look at this beautiful lake and what happens on it whith a drinking a cup of coffee in the morning or a glass of wine in the evening. but, unfortunately, the health of our great lake michigan is threatened every summer when a coal-burning fe ferry boat dumps tons of coal into the lake all summer long. meet the s.s. badger. many people have fond memories of this boat steaming from ludington, michigan. but they need to be reminded of one thing. the s.s. badger is the last coal-fired ferry in the united states and there is reason it's the last one. every year based on the estimates given to us by the company
state but in wisconsin, indiana, and michigan. it supports a million -- a multimillion-dollar fishing industry foreign the local industry, and it's beautiful. it is a recreational asset for swimming, kayaking, boating or just taking a walk along the beach. it is just a gorgeous lake. i always look forward to getting up to the chicago. we have a condo that overlooks lake michigan that i consider to be a great place to sit and just look at this beautiful lake and what happens on it whith a...
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hime, i regnize the gentleman from michigan for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. in the fall, i'll note we didn't have the department of energy here when we neede them. day,e nedheart ea. onavh 's a curious mix. we neat the department of easury to answer the questions we're discussing today. i know by history seven of the leaderships on the majority side seeemy blsle supported the llesedoritd i d to i still think it's a good idea. having said this, i'd like to address this question. now it is not proper to theof o ler r tsto legislation in the initial loan or loan guarantees; is that right? >> correct, sir. >> okay. but you do needhe authority to subordinate in the event that the compan gets inroub? esr. ha ran t y pretty har to refinance and bring in a new investor unless he knows that his money's going to be as sfe as can be; is that right? >> yes, sir. >> all right now, so this ansia idkry avding going under; is that right? >> it's always the hope. >> a standard tool going back to the beginni. all right. now, so it is not up usual to , tfiin winng take preceden
hime, i regnize the gentleman from michigan for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. in the fall, i'll note we didn't have the department of energy here when we neede them. day,e nedheart ea. onavh 's a curious mix. we neat the department of easury to answer the questions we're discussing today. i know by history seven of the leaderships on the majority side seeemy blsle supported the llesedoritd i d to i still think it's a good idea. having said this, i'd like to address this...
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outside washington in lansing michigan at the state house the michigan house approved the first of the two right to work bills that would weaken the union power in the state. the republican dominated chamber passed a measure dealing with public sector workers 58-51. coming up in about 15 minutes here on c-span2, we will take you to the white house for today's briefing with jay carney, and indications that president obama will be at today's briefing. we will have it live when it starts to read back to the conversation on the fiscal cliff this morning from the washington journal and a look at how the business is might be affected. of >>> let's begin with what iss bi comeess and how does it t: about?t's >> guest: is an organization with a simple mission. our job is trying to make it ist easier for business leaders inon about country that care about policy issues but don't have a washington office or don't havea town spe to speak out on the issuesak of the public policy. >> host: so, is this a brand-new organization? >> guest: even a route for years three and a half supported by some of th
outside washington in lansing michigan at the state house the michigan house approved the first of the two right to work bills that would weaken the union power in the state. the republican dominated chamber passed a measure dealing with public sector workers 58-51. coming up in about 15 minutes here on c-span2, we will take you to the white house for today's briefing with jay carney, and indications that president obama will be at today's briefing. we will have it live when it starts to read...
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he showed incredible support to a great part of michigan. he's beloved by so many around michigan, but no more than those who are in the arab-american community who are business leaders, community leaders, who found themselves, just because of their heritage, in very difficult circumstances, he has shown great support to them and was a great role model to them. and so i was proud to be a part of honoring him a few years ago in michigan with the highest award coming from that community. he touched lives everywhere he went. he served with quiet dignity, had a strong, firm conscience. he set an example for each one of us. it was a true patriot and a true american hero in every sense of the word. the united states senate and the american people will miss him greatly. and my thoughts and prayers are with his family this evening. thank you very much, mr. president. mr. tester: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. tester: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendmen
he showed incredible support to a great part of michigan. he's beloved by so many around michigan, but no more than those who are in the arab-american community who are business leaders, community leaders, who found themselves, just because of their heritage, in very difficult circumstances, he has shown great support to them and was a great role model to them. and so i was proud to be a part of honoring him a few years ago in michigan with the highest award coming from that community. he...
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michigan, new jersey, maine, minnesota, north carolina. if we do not protect the right to vote, we will not win on immigration, we will not win on nondiscrimination, we will not win on affirmative action and we will not win on marriage. we must register voters the right doesn't want registered. we must get the voters to the poll the right is trying to keep from the polls. in this coming election we stand for ourselves by also standing for and with others. we stand for ourselves by occupying the voting booth! [cheers and applause] that's right. yes, we have come to this again, to vote is an act of resistance. but it is also an act of insistence. we insist that all potential voters have a voice. [applause] as people who know more than our fair share about mistreatment, inequality, and unfairness, this is our fight. so in this room of the best grassroots activists i know, i say occupy the vote. vote, take others to the polls if you can't vote yet. but speak out against voter suppression. and if you get to the ballot box, and you are turned aw
michigan, new jersey, maine, minnesota, north carolina. if we do not protect the right to vote, we will not win on immigration, we will not win on nondiscrimination, we will not win on affirmative action and we will not win on marriage. we must register voters the right doesn't want registered. we must get the voters to the poll the right is trying to keep from the polls. in this coming election we stand for ourselves by also standing for and with others. we stand for ourselves by occupying the...
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the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. ms. stabenow: and i would suggest the absence of absence. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: under the previous order, h.r. 9956 having been received from the house of representatives and its text being identical to the section of s. 3326, the senate will proceed to the immediate consideration of the measure which the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 5986, and act to amend the african growth act and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the clerk will read the measure forbe the third time. the clerk: h.r. 5986, and act to amend the african growth and opportunity act to extend the third-country fabric program and
the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. ms. stabenow: and i would suggest the absence of absence. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: under the previous order, h.r. 9956...
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and in michigan, the numbers are even worse. women make 74 cents on every dollar for the exact same job. and i've received countless letters from constituents describing how this affects their lives and their families' lives. teresa from detroit is a single mom with two daughters. one daughter is in college. teresa tries to help her out as much as she can but she gets paid less than her male coworkers for doing the same work. pamela from romulus, michigan, supports her husband, a disabled vietnam veteran. she took history of a man's job -- she took over a man's job at her company but then the company changed the title so they could pay her less. then a man wrote me. he lost his job in 2008 because of the recession. his wife had to support their entire family of four. the family had to go on food assistance, something they never thought in their wildest dreams they would have to do, because craig's wife has been working at the same company for 23 years but hasn't gotten a raise in the last four years and makes several dollars an
and in michigan, the numbers are even worse. women make 74 cents on every dollar for the exact same job. and i've received countless letters from constituents describing how this affects their lives and their families' lives. teresa from detroit is a single mom with two daughters. one daughter is in college. teresa tries to help her out as much as she can but she gets paid less than her male coworkers for doing the same work. pamela from romulus, michigan, supports her husband, a disabled...
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and with that, i yield to senator stabenow from michigan. i thank her so much for working so well and hard on this. ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you very much. i first want to thank senator merkley who has been tireless in bringing forward the issues of the farmers and ranchers in oregon and to my colleagues who are here on the floor from new york and new jersey. i had the opportunity to be in new jersey with senator menendez and to see firsthand also with senator landrieu and senator tester, and it's very, very clear that this is a horrific situation and deserves our attention and support. what we are doing with this amendment, as modified -- i want to thank senator blunt for working with us in cosponsoring the amendment stk-rbs to basically -- is to basically take what we have done and passed in the farm bill and putting it into this very, very important disaster assistance bill. in the spring we experienced late freezes that wiped out many fruit crops in a number of sta
and with that, i yield to senator stabenow from michigan. i thank her so much for working so well and hard on this. ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you very much. i first want to thank senator merkley who has been tireless in bringing forward the issues of the farmers and ranchers in oregon and to my colleagues who are here on the floor from new york and new jersey. i had the opportunity to be in new jersey with senator menendez...
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but he found work at energetx, a wind turbine manufacturer in michigan. before the recession, the factory only made luxury yachts. today, it's hiring workers like bryan, who said, i'm proud to be working in the industry of the future. our experience with shale gas, our experience with natural gas, shows us that the payoffs on these public investments don't always come right away. some technologies don't pan out, some companies fail. but i will not walk away from the promise of clean energy. [applause] i will not walk away from workers like bryan. [applause] i will not cede the wind or solar or battery industry to china or germany because we refuse to make the same commitment here. we've subsidized oil companies for a century. that's long enough. it's time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that rarely has been more profitable, and double-down on a clean energy industry that never has been more promising. [applause] pass clean energy tax credits. create these jobs. we can also spur energy innovation with new incentives. the differences in this ch
but he found work at energetx, a wind turbine manufacturer in michigan. before the recession, the factory only made luxury yachts. today, it's hiring workers like bryan, who said, i'm proud to be working in the industry of the future. our experience with shale gas, our experience with natural gas, shows us that the payoffs on these public investments don't always come right away. some technologies don't pan out, some companies fail. but i will not walk away from the promise of clean energy....
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it started in wisconsin and in michigan, welfare reform. bill clinton signed off on it, and how did we administer it? with block grants. block grants. it wasn't the end of the world, it actually was highly successful. it was a great way back in the '90s of dealing with welfare reform and truly having a reform that not only made a change on the national level, but on the state level as well. when it comes to medicaid, and gary was talking about frustration, we have a program called badger care, and we put 1.2 billion into medicaid, more money than any governor in wisconsin history, than just about any governor in the country. sharp contrast, again, to my neighbors to the south in illinois who are cutting almost the same amount i'm adding to medicaid. but what was interesting about it was if you made no changes to the system, it would require about 1.8 billion. we added 1.2 billion. and we put in place a series of reforms that took us about a half a year to get sign-off, and then we only got part of it signed off on. but let me tell you how,
it started in wisconsin and in michigan, welfare reform. bill clinton signed off on it, and how did we administer it? with block grants. block grants. it wasn't the end of the world, it actually was highly successful. it was a great way back in the '90s of dealing with welfare reform and truly having a reform that not only made a change on the national level, but on the state level as well. when it comes to medicaid, and gary was talking about frustration, we have a program called badger care,...
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the presiding officer: the snoer from michigan. ms. stabenow: today we have before us the agriculture reform and food bill of 2010, the more commonly known as the farm bill. it is critically important for america's farmers and ranchers. but it might also be known as the conservation bill, as the food bill, and even better the kitchen table bill. because this bill affects every one of us. the agriculture committee is different than most other committees in congress. our committee room doesn't have a raised dias. instead, we sit around a table just like families across the country do and just like farmers and ranchers do after a long day of work in the fields. and so to write this farm bill, we sat down around our table and we talked to each other and we listened to each other and we worked in a bipartisan way to craft a bill that creates jobs while cutting subsidies and reducing the deficit. the result of that effort is what is before us today in the senate. it's a bill that affects every family across the country. the farm bill makes i
the presiding officer: the snoer from michigan. ms. stabenow: today we have before us the agriculture reform and food bill of 2010, the more commonly known as the farm bill. it is critically important for america's farmers and ranchers. but it might also be known as the conservation bill, as the food bill, and even better the kitchen table bill. because this bill affects every one of us. the agriculture committee is different than most other committees in congress. our committee room doesn't...
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five of the current justices struck down university of michigan racial preference regime and justice kennedy being the fifth but he never said racial preference should be banned entirely. to the contrary he says there may be a compelling interest that he never identified a case in which he thought the compelling interest justified preference plan in question so the issue in this case is whether kennedy will think it -- that this case has greater justification for racial preference than the university of michigan law school did or that established a precedent to follow. one interesting thing is the court wouldn't have granted this case and standing problems and liberal and conservative supreme court, i am for at them, and the publication schedule. some people said their granting this took a graywacke affirmative-action. then i remind myself and only takes four votes to grant a case. did kennedy vote to grant this case and is eager to affirmative-action? we won't really knows that and we will find that on october 10th during the oral argument. if they want to take a whack at affirmativ
five of the current justices struck down university of michigan racial preference regime and justice kennedy being the fifth but he never said racial preference should be banned entirely. to the contrary he says there may be a compelling interest that he never identified a case in which he thought the compelling interest justified preference plan in question so the issue in this case is whether kennedy will think it -- that this case has greater justification for racial preference than the...
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polls show a tight race in michigan against rick santorum. newt gingrich is spending the day campaigning in georgia. ron paul is focusing on caucus states. you can see live primary results coverage on the c-span network. >> louisiana governor bobby jindal will reveal his proposal for balancing the state budget for the next fiscal year. of budget $900 million in the red. the foreclosure is cloudy and 47 degrees at the airport, 38 in minden. your listening to shreveport news and weather news radio 710. >> this weekend booktv and american history tv explore the history of literary culture of shreveport, louisiana saturday starting at noon eastern on booktv on c-span2, author gary joyner on the union army at failure in louisiana from one dam blunder from beginning to end. the red river campaign of 1874 and a look at the 200,000 books of the john smith nobel collection at the l s u shreveport archive. that a walking tour of shreveport with neil johnson. on american history tv on c-span3 at 5:00 eastern, a look at the base's role on 9/11 plus a his
polls show a tight race in michigan against rick santorum. newt gingrich is spending the day campaigning in georgia. ron paul is focusing on caucus states. you can see live primary results coverage on the c-span network. >> louisiana governor bobby jindal will reveal his proposal for balancing the state budget for the next fiscal year. of budget $900 million in the red. the foreclosure is cloudy and 47 degrees at the airport, 38 in minden. your listening to shreveport news and weather...
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from university of michigan. he speaks for the heartland of our great country. >> he save the automobile industry. >> right. [laughter] >> he was opposed to their production. he lectures frequently as all of you know and is on every radio and television show known to cumin kind. he and the warm have often competed for the most vocations in any given year in all of our media. he is a resident scholar at united enterprise institute for public policy research, norman ornstein is election analyst for pbs and he has written for every publication on the face of the earth. they have both often been on the news hour and nightline with charlie rose. it is pure -- another heartland, from the university of minnesota and ph.d. from the university of michigan which is where you met. i just have to say one of the reasons i think that tom and norm got so much attention is because they have been spending their entire lives being so moderate and reasonable that when they get mad, they're really must be something wrong. why don't
from university of michigan. he speaks for the heartland of our great country. >> he save the automobile industry. >> right. [laughter] >> he was opposed to their production. he lectures frequently as all of you know and is on every radio and television show known to cumin kind. he and the warm have often competed for the most vocations in any given year in all of our media. he is a resident scholar at united enterprise institute for public policy research, norman ornstein is...
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the role of the case called michigan versus summers, which held that the police have the authority to detain the occupancy of the house in the execution of a search warrant regardless of the degree of individualized suspicion during the execution of the search and that is the rule the supreme court adopted because concerns for the officers' safety and out of the desire to ensure the orderly completion of the search. well, our case, bailey versus the united states presents the question of how far that russia now extends. so in our case, the police or about to execute a search warrant at a house and saw to individuals leaving the house and they were surveying the house seemingly under cover and they proceeded to follow the individuals for a mile away from the house to detain the individuals and then to bring them back to the house invoking the rule of michigan versus summers, and the question is whether the justifications for the categorical rule and extension of the rule to the situation which the individuals were detained away from the house and really before the police commenced the
the role of the case called michigan versus summers, which held that the police have the authority to detain the occupancy of the house in the execution of a search warrant regardless of the degree of individualized suspicion during the execution of the search and that is the rule the supreme court adopted because concerns for the officers' safety and out of the desire to ensure the orderly completion of the search. well, our case, bailey versus the united states presents the question of how...
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the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i ask further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. the question occurs on the motion to proceed to h.j. res. 117. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber who wish to vote or change their vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 67, the nays are 31. the motion to proceed is carried. viremr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: for the last several days i have been telling everyone that we need to do a couple things before we leave here. we have to do the c.r. we have to do the sportsman's package. just a second on the sportsman's package. if you flip to the dictionary and found the word "bipartisan," part of that definition would be the tester sportsman's package, because it's a republican-democratic bill. it
the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i ask further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. the question occurs on the motion to proceed to h.j. res. 117. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber who wish to vote or change their vote? if not,...
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the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: madam president, in a few minutes we're going to vote on whether we should end debate on a house bill which carries a false label of a jobs bill, a bill which cries out for debate and amendment. this bill would allow companies to advertise virtually unregulated stock offerings on television or on billboards. the house bill will allow large companies with thousands of shareholders to avoid s.e.c. regulation. the house bill will allow banks of any size to avoid s.e.c. regulation if they have fewer than 1,200 shareholders. the house bill will allow companies with annual sales of up to $1 billion to evade the most basic trance parpb circumstance accountability and disclosure requirement when making initial public offerings. this is not a bill which will promote investment in our economy. this bill will discourage investment. as the s.e.c. chairman shapiro wrote us, if the balance is tipped to the point where investors are not confident that there are appropriate protections, invest
the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: madam president, in a few minutes we're going to vote on whether we should end debate on a house bill which carries a false label of a jobs bill, a bill which cries out for debate and amendment. this bill would allow companies to advertise virtually unregulated stock offerings on television or on billboards. the house bill will allow large companies with thousands of shareholders to avoid s.e.c. regulation. the house bill will allow...
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the fact that you had been in the hospital with him in michigan. it is amazing that some of these friendships were formed long before any public service, it is talked about being a friend of, excuse me, the senator from wyoming, al simpson. meeting him when he was a boy scout. meeting him together. and you have a relationship with bob dole's. >> the other one is still hot. and all three senators were in office about the same time. >> yes, that is amazing. senator, you were in the territorial legislature when hawaii was about to become a state. what helped to prompt upon that decision and what was the campaign might in an area that had never experienced a campaign before. >> well, to be first in anything is a great experience. you don't know what the rules are. my first campaign, this may shock you, it cost $15,000 in congress. this was the inaugural campaign. i had a budget of $4000 for workers. and i got a contribution totaling $5000. and i was astounded that people who contribute big sums. but i accepted them, and we ran on a budget of 15,000. my
the fact that you had been in the hospital with him in michigan. it is amazing that some of these friendships were formed long before any public service, it is talked about being a friend of, excuse me, the senator from wyoming, al simpson. meeting him when he was a boy scout. meeting him together. and you have a relationship with bob dole's. >> the other one is still hot. and all three senators were in office about the same time. >> yes, that is amazing. senator, you were in the...
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gentleman from michigan. >> madam speaker, i am pleased to recognize the distinguished gentleman from minnesota who joined with the ranking member of the rules committee in introducing the 0 original bill, tim wallace. i will yield to him as much time as he may consume. >> the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. >> i thank the gentleman from michigan and i would like to thank the chairman for his support of this bill and eloquent response on it. it has been a long six your journey to pass this reform. it has taken hard work and a bipartisan effort. american people expect and deserve that. when i came to congress in 2006 after spending a lifetime of teaching social studies in public school classroom i was approached by the gentlewoman from new york, this slaughter and brian bear from washington state saying you were sent here to make a difference and do things differently. if you believe in reform take a look at this bill. i got involved after that and i can say representative slaughter has been a stalwart supporter of this bill. she understood this is more than clarifying insider-
gentleman from michigan. >> madam speaker, i am pleased to recognize the distinguished gentleman from minnesota who joined with the ranking member of the rules committee in introducing the 0 original bill, tim wallace. i will yield to him as much time as he may consume. >> the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. >> i thank the gentleman from michigan and i would like to thank the chairman for his support of this bill and eloquent response on it. it has been a long six your...
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verrill, clever of you to bench in michigan, montana. i have coincidentally because we are not a big state spends one day working at technologies. that company has done quite well. $1.4 billion did very well. the question i have listening to you and what mr. brockway said i hear you saying keep rates for angel investors down to 15% and so on and so forth. that is good for angel investing and mr. brockway pointed out you have a choice. if you want comprehensive tax reform you have to raise the capital gains rate. if you want to raise the rates fleet original margin rate on ordinary income the way you do is get rid of capital gains differential for higher capital gains. you are saying we should focus more on angel investing venture capital incentive for investors -- investment and forget tax reform. >> there's a difference between angel investing and venture-capital i can talk more to but in response to your question i think the long term virtuous cycle of tax benefit in terms of capital gains for angel increases the amount of revenue that
verrill, clever of you to bench in michigan, montana. i have coincidentally because we are not a big state spends one day working at technologies. that company has done quite well. $1.4 billion did very well. the question i have listening to you and what mr. brockway said i hear you saying keep rates for angel investors down to 15% and so on and so forth. that is good for angel investing and mr. brockway pointed out you have a choice. if you want comprehensive tax reform you have to raise the...
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a lot of small family farms, farms in northern michigan wiped out. in my home state late freezes in the spring caused cherry producers to lose practically their entire crop right off the bat. it warmed up, the buds came out, then they had a deep freeze; killed everything. our growers produce 75% of the u.s. supply of cherries. that's around 270 million pounds. and the cherry producers experienced 98% loss. now in our amendment, in the disaster bill and in the farm bill, we give them some help because they spent the rest of the crop year this year having to pay to maintain the orchards and the frees, eating the costs and hoping the trees will bounce back next year and produce a crop. so they have all the costs of maintaining everything but no revenue coming in. cherry producers were also forced to fight spreading diseases like cherry leaf spot and bacterial tinker, making the trees even more costly to maintain and at risk of loss. they didn't just lose their crop this year. they had to invest a lot of money to save their orchards without having any do
a lot of small family farms, farms in northern michigan wiped out. in my home state late freezes in the spring caused cherry producers to lose practically their entire crop right off the bat. it warmed up, the buds came out, then they had a deep freeze; killed everything. our growers produce 75% of the u.s. supply of cherries. that's around 270 million pounds. and the cherry producers experienced 98% loss. now in our amendment, in the disaster bill and in the farm bill, we give them some help...
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pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, wisconsin, nevada and florida. those are the six core states where we already have, we've had full staff in the states for a couple of months now. three or four months now. the other place, the of the staff of a full-time staff as well so we will keep spreading them. they will do everything to able to phone banks, door knocks, at the plant gates or worksites. they will be talking to both union and nonunion workers for change. and getting back to nonunion workers on the issues that they see are important to them. [inaudible] a certain amount of the vote you hope to move? >> yeah, 100%. we are not saying hey, there's three of you out there, i do want to talk to you. try and hit all of them, and we'll see what happens. >> just going way back to health care for a minute, what do you make of this new priority, basically saying -- the new priority basically blaming romney for killing the workers wife, this cancer patient. has been a brouhaha about over the last few days. >> i really haven't seen the ad. i read sort of a
pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, wisconsin, nevada and florida. those are the six core states where we already have, we've had full staff in the states for a couple of months now. three or four months now. the other place, the of the staff of a full-time staff as well so we will keep spreading them. they will do everything to able to phone banks, door knocks, at the plant gates or worksites. they will be talking to both union and nonunion workers for change. and getting back to nonunion workers on...
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michigan, i spoke to the director in michigan, kirk steidel. he says several large construction -- the presiding officer: the senator has consumed eight minutes. mrs. boxer: i would ask for just 30 seconds and i'll turn it right over to my friend. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: thank you. michigan, same story, 3,500 jobs. so i am saying to m the house today -- and i encourage my colleagues -- i know the senator from new hampshire is here and she's going to speak a little bit later about this. come to the floor with the stories about your states. these extensions are dangerous. they will lose jobs. tell the house to pass the bipartisan senate bill. and i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murkowski: thank you, mr. president. what a good discussion on the floor today. i will join with my colleague from california in urging that the house also move on the transportation bill. but that's not what i'm rising here this afternoon. i would like to speak on the legislatio
michigan, i spoke to the director in michigan, kirk steidel. he says several large construction -- the presiding officer: the senator has consumed eight minutes. mrs. boxer: i would ask for just 30 seconds and i'll turn it right over to my friend. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: thank you. michigan, same story, 3,500 jobs. so i am saying to m the house today -- and i encourage my colleagues -- i know the senator from new hampshire is here and she's going to speak a little...
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the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you, mr. president. first before speaking about moving forward on the agricultural reform and food and jobs act i want to thank our leader, thank senator mikulski, so many who have been -- all of us together bringing forward the issue of equal pay for equal work, and we intend to continue to focus on that until we make this truly the law of the land. mr. president, i rise today to urge my colleagues to allow us to proceed to the agricultural reform food and jobs act, commonly known as the farm bill. and i want to first thank my friend and my colleague, my partner as we've moved through the committee process, senator roberts. it really has been terrific working with my ranking member, senator roberts, and his staff. we've worked truly in a partnership, in a bipartisan way. i think that's reflected in the fact that this bill came out of committee with a strong bipartisan vote, 16 members, only five dissenting, and we are looking forward to working with all of our colleagues on the floor of the senate to ha
the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you, mr. president. first before speaking about moving forward on the agricultural reform and food and jobs act i want to thank our leader, thank senator mikulski, so many who have been -- all of us together bringing forward the issue of equal pay for equal work, and we intend to continue to focus on that until we make this truly the law of the land. mr. president, i rise today to urge my colleagues to allow us to proceed to...
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the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you, madam president. the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call. ms. stabenow: i would ask suspension of the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. stabenow: thank you. madam president, i rise today to once again speak about the fact that in july -- july 25 of this year, the senate passed a middle-class tax cut bill guaranteeing that the first $250,000 of income that any american has would be exempted from any tax increase. now, we all know that the vast majority -- in fact, 98% of americans -- make less than that amount of money. so we are talking about 98% of americans receiving tax cuts under that proposal. back in july, we passed this proposal, and it is now still waiting in the house of representatives. so far the house leadership has refused to even let the bill come up for a vote, even though we all know that there are a majority of members in the house that would vote for this and guarantee that, as we go into christmas, middle-class families across america would know that
the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you, madam president. the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call. ms. stabenow: i would ask suspension of the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. stabenow: thank you. madam president, i rise today to once again speak about the fact that in july -- july 25 of this year, the senate passed a middle-class tax cut bill guaranteeing that the first $250,000 of income that any american has would be exempted...
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the presiding officer: the senator from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: madam president, i understand now under the existing unanimous consent agreement that we are going to be proceeding to debate a judge. i would ask unanimous consent that immediately after the disposition of that nomination that i be the first democratic senator recognized when we return to the pending trade bill. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 676, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, michael p. shea of connecticut to be united states district judge. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont is recognized. mr. leahy: madam president, the senate is finally being allowed to vote today on the nomination of michael shea to be a district judge in the united states district court for district -- the district of connecticut. it has taken a long time for this day to come but he will be confirmed, and i congratulate him and his family on his conf
the presiding officer: the senator from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: madam president, i understand now under the existing unanimous consent agreement that we are going to be proceeding to debate a judge. i would ask unanimous consent that immediately after the disposition of that nomination that i be the first democratic senator recognized when we return to the pending trade bill. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to...
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lake michigan is losing water. you can see it on the shorelines. at the same time as we say the oceans are rising. the national climatic data center just reported that october was the 332nd month in a row of above-average global temperatures. that's over 27 years of warming temperatures. is that fair warning? i think it is. during the last decade, the united states has experienced twice as many record high temperatures as record lows and scientists project that record highs will outnumber record lows 20-1 by the year 2050. in may, noaa reported that america has just lived through the hottest 12 months ever recorded. and even before sandy and the droughts this year, the united states was still recovering from extreme weather events of last year. in february last year, chicago was shut down with two feet of snow and 60-mile-an-hour winds when a blizzard hammered the city. it caused 36 deaths, stranded 1,500 people on lake shore drive, which i go back and forth on every day and still find it hard to imagine, 1,500 people stuck on lake shore drive. it
lake michigan is losing water. you can see it on the shorelines. at the same time as we say the oceans are rising. the national climatic data center just reported that october was the 332nd month in a row of above-average global temperatures. that's over 27 years of warming temperatures. is that fair warning? i think it is. during the last decade, the united states has experienced twice as many record high temperatures as record lows and scientists project that record highs will outnumber...
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michigan congressman candice millard chaired the hearing. >> good morning everyone and the committee and subcommittee on order in maritime security will come to order and the subcommittee is meeting today to examine the department of homeland security's ability to prevent terrorists from traveling to the united states and we have an excellent panel of witnesses. i would just remind the committee fell in the witnesses as well, obviously in remembrance of this day, 9/11, years ago we have some pictures on the back of the committee which remind us all each and every day of why this committee was even formed and the main committee and certainly our subcommittees as well and there will be a commemorative ceremony at 11:00 today. all members of congress will be gathering, the house in the senate at the east center staircase for the congressional remembrance ceremony marking the observance of september 11, 2001. this committee will be certainly joining our other colleagues and we will have opening statements from myself and the ranking member and the statements of our witnesses and we will
michigan congressman candice millard chaired the hearing. >> good morning everyone and the committee and subcommittee on order in maritime security will come to order and the subcommittee is meeting today to examine the department of homeland security's ability to prevent terrorists from traveling to the united states and we have an excellent panel of witnesses. i would just remind the committee fell in the witnesses as well, obviously in remembrance of this day, 9/11, years ago we have...
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what the university of illinois have done, they've taken the michigan idea, they really put it on steroids to see if it's possible to get reduce the incidence of medical malpractice and get better results, and the answer in about the last two years of the good work they've done is yes, yes, and yes. i would just throw that at your feet and ask you to, -- to comment, please. >> senator hatch raised this issue moments ago, we really didn't dig into it at the time, but there's a disconnect from the conversation we're having about improving the value and how we purchase health care and this whole aspect of defensive medicine. and there's no way that we can actually fully achieve the value we wish unless we actually have ed-based, clinical care matched with evidence-based tort. if we don't have evidence-based tort reform, then physicians and hospitals are going to continue of to have to defend their profession with defensive medicine. and that's the missed opportunity. if we're setting standards for better performance, then why aren't we setting those same standards as the standards that are us
what the university of illinois have done, they've taken the michigan idea, they really put it on steroids to see if it's possible to get reduce the incidence of medical malpractice and get better results, and the answer in about the last two years of the good work they've done is yes, yes, and yes. i would just throw that at your feet and ask you to, -- to comment, please. >> senator hatch raised this issue moments ago, we really didn't dig into it at the time, but there's a disconnect...
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the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i would ask unanimous consent that dr. jim malakowski, an air force fellow assigned to the office of senator conrad be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the debate on s. 3254. the presiding officer: is there objection? so ordered. mr. mccain: i move to reconsider the last vote. a senator: are we in a quorum call? a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire is recognized. ms. ayotte: thank you, mr. president. i want to talk this morning about an amendment that i had intended to offer but i'm not going to be offering today because there are -- there is an important portion of the house armed services committee that covers my concerns, and that was the amendment that i had drafted that is cosponsored by senators lieberman and collins, and i appreciate their support. it would be to establish an east coast ballistic missile defense site to make sure that the east coast of our country is protected from missile threats. and let me describe why i thought it was very important. my ame
the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i would ask unanimous consent that dr. jim malakowski, an air force fellow assigned to the office of senator conrad be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the debate on s. 3254. the presiding officer: is there objection? so ordered. mr. mccain: i move to reconsider the last vote. a senator: are we in a quorum call? a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire is recognized. ms. ayotte: thank you, mr. president. i...
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. >> the gentleman from michigan has an amendment at the desk. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes in support of his amendment. >> mr. chairman, it would be wonderful live like my colleagues to have the atom of all context of this amendment. >> the staff how does have to hand out the dingell amendment and the clerk will report the amendment >> substitute amendment offered by mr. dingell to the amendment in the nature of substitute. >> you haven't finished reading. >> without objection has read. to every kind of like to have it read. >> the clerk will read the amendment. >> in lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following. section one, keystone exfil pipeline project authorization and permit to read the procedures established under the executive order 13337 as issued by president george w. bush on april 30th, 2004, shall be carried out with respect to authorization of and permit towards the keystone xl project. >> to read >> by thank, mr. chairman. you will note, my friends and colleagues that this amendment is going to
. >> the gentleman from michigan has an amendment at the desk. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes in support of his amendment. >> mr. chairman, it would be wonderful live like my colleagues to have the atom of all context of this amendment. >> the staff how does have to hand out the dingell amendment and the clerk will report the amendment >> substitute amendment offered by mr. dingell to the amendment in the nature of substitute. >> you haven't finished...
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also, i represent a district in the great state of michigan which is a proud state of a fever and son. a home grown son, age and brian terry. we take that as important. also, i appreciate very much mr. horwitz, your work, extensive work. valuable work. representative langford touched on the grassley letter. >> i do, congressman. we asked for everything we thought was responsive and we ultimately got everything we asked for. >> do you believe everything that was necessary the received? >> everything as noted in the report, we asked for some personal e-mails, given the fact that we went in personal e-mail accounts. >> well, i would reiterate what we were asking here in this committee as well for the same type of document so we could've done this review. it would have ultimately brought about instantiating a report of what you were able to bring. as i understand it, you personally reviewed the "fast and furious" wiretap applications that is correct. >> former atf director director says that after he read the wiretaps, he was sick to his stomach. did you have a similar reaction? >> i came
also, i represent a district in the great state of michigan which is a proud state of a fever and son. a home grown son, age and brian terry. we take that as important. also, i appreciate very much mr. horwitz, your work, extensive work. valuable work. representative langford touched on the grassley letter. >> i do, congressman. we asked for everything we thought was responsive and we ultimately got everything we asked for. >> do you believe everything that was necessary the...
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the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, before the senator from louisiana leaves the floor, i just want to commend her for the passion that she has brought to this debate as well as the reason and the wisdom that she's brought to this debate. this is a bill that is extremely complex. the house bill comes over here. it has almost zero attention that it deserves because of the complexity that is in this bill. but senator landrieu has just been a voice just appealing to us to do what the senate should do, which is deliberate. i say if there's ever been a bill which cried out for deliberation, it is this bill. the way it stands now, amendments are not going to be in order. and it's not the way we should proceed in this body and we are all grateful -- i hope everyone is grateful to senator landrieu for kind of blowing the whifl on th --blowing the whistle on the 100-mile-an-hour train that is moving through this senate unless we stop it tomorrow and say, slow this down and let us look at the details of the provisions
the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, before the senator from louisiana leaves the floor, i just want to commend her for the passion that she has brought to this debate as well as the reason and the wisdom that she's brought to this debate. this is a bill that is extremely complex. the house bill comes over here. it has almost zero attention that it deserves because of the complexity that is in this bill. but senator landrieu has just been a voice just...
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it wasn't even month already in michigan and ohio. it was necessary. and because i have folks like joe biden with me, who can support me when i make tough decisions, we went and did what we thought was right. and i know people may not agree with every decision we make. you know i'm doing it because i'm fighting for the american people. i'm doing what i believe. [cheering and applause] that's what you need from a president. [cheering and applause] yes, we we've been through tough times. there's no quit in america. our businesses have added more than 5 million jobs over the past two and a half years. manufacturing is growing faster than any time since the 1990. unemployment falling to the lowest level since i took office. home values are rising. the stock market rebounded. the assembly lines are humming again. our heroes are coming home. we are moving forward. [cheering and applause] four years ago i promised to cut taxes for middle class families, and i kept that promise. i promised to cut taxes for small business, we have 18 times. we got back every di
it wasn't even month already in michigan and ohio. it was necessary. and because i have folks like joe biden with me, who can support me when i make tough decisions, we went and did what we thought was right. and i know people may not agree with every decision we make. you know i'm doing it because i'm fighting for the american people. i'm doing what i believe. [cheering and applause] that's what you need from a president. [cheering and applause] yes, we we've been through tough times. there's...